Publisher's Synopsis
This book provides in condensed form all the theoretical and practical knowledge necessary for the safe and effective use of the Swan–Ganz catheter in pulmonary artery catheterisation. It covers in detail the technical and practical aspects of insertion of the catheter, its withdrawal and the procedures for the various measurements of pressure, blood gases, cardiac output and blood cytology. There is also a section on the pathophysiologial background, a compendium of characteristic haemodynamic profiles in specific conditions and a discussion of the strategy for interpretation of the results
